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Lawmakers push to close rape law 'loophole' after Cornell 7 case

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Joseph Ax explains why some New York lawmakers are urging a revamp of the state's sexual assault statutes to make it easier to prosecute cases involving intoxicated victims, following renewed outrage over an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house.

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Reuters and Vox both frame the story around a possible gap in sexual-assault law, with Vox centering the “loophole” and a reported Cornell student allegation, while Reuters says lawmakers are pushing to revamp New York’s statutes to make prosecutions easier in intoxication cases. National Review diverges sharply, using two opinion pieces to foreground a broader moral and cultural critique, which appears only there rather than as a legal-news frame.

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